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The second edition of Ian's book, Consulting,
Contracting and Freelancing: Be Your Own Boss,
published by Allen & Unwin, was released
in August 2007. The book is listed by Smart Business in Queensland - the State Government
Business Advisory office as the recommended book for people going into small
business.
Click
here to read some reader reviews
Click here to buy it
Newsletter #24
dated July 2008 is available - click on the right hand side of this page
to receive it.
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Facilitator - Ian Benjamin
The major areas
serviced are:
Planning meetings
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Work out and then
focus on clear objectives
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Resolve conflicts
and issues
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Enhance teamwork and
commitment from all personnel
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Increase
productivity, mobilise participants
Special purpose
meetings
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Solve a problem:
Merger? Who to promote as partners? Performance issues.
Managing Growth. Board cohesion?
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Develop a clear
strategy for a particular purpose
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Decide on a merger,
sale, or significant change of direction
Chairing meetings
of partners of professional and consulting firms
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Allows your chair
person to be involved
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Keep to time, keep
to the agenda
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Keep it professional (not personal)
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Innovative ideas to
discuss problems, resolve issues
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Keeps the event
interesting
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Boosts participant energy levels
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Increases the value
of the exercise
Here are some of
the facilitation events Ian has led:
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Accounting firm
annual Partners and Managers conference
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Accounting firm
marketing planning session
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City Club planning
meeting
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Engineering
consulting firm future directions special purpose meeting
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Industry Association
changeover of office bearers and planning sessions
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Industry Association
special purpose problem solving meetings
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Industry Association
professional staff planning meetings
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Legal firm
half-yearly regular Partners' Meetings
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Legal firm annual
Partners' Meetings
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Large regional firm
corporate half yearly planning meetings
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Medical organisation
annual planning meetings
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Management
consulting firm planning meeting
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Manufacturing firm
special purpose problem solving meetings
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Management
consulting firm special purpose problem solving meetings
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Wine maker
special purpose problem solving meeting
Testimonial
'You provided excellent facilitation of our planning meeting. You involved
all parties, knowing when to draw out the quiet ones and when to move on
from the more active contributors. You kept the pace moving, provided an
effective array of techniques for us to consider the issues. You
kept us to the agenda and on
time.
Well done – one of the best facilitators I have seen’
Dr
Michael Moore
Chief Executive Officer, Central Sydney Division of General Practice, As hfield,
March 2003, Bowral March 2004 Successive
engagements
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clients over 3 to 5 years - references available on request to interested
parties
Why have Ian
facilitate?
Experienced, so that
you can:
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Set and accomplish
realistic objectives
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Keep to the agenda
- unless it is necessary to achieve the objective
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Keep to time
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Enjoy the process - through agenda planning and variation in methods of
discussing and treating issues.
Ian is
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Impartial and
independent
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Quick to think on
his feet
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Sensitive to the
mood and the levels of participation. Ian will draw out the quiet people
and can manage the high contributors
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Young enough to have
new ideas, old enough not to be intimidated
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Capable of finding
the balance between leading and enabling your people to set the pace
Ring him to discuss
your situation: 0419 593 167 – he will call you back.
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2008 Public engagements
These events may be opportunities to
attend workshops conducted by Ian
September
- AAAC (Australian Association of
Agricultural Consultants) - Consulting business skills, Toowoomba,
Tuesday 2 September, 9 am - 5 pm
- AAACWA (Australian Association of
Agricultural Consultants Western Australia) - Consulting business
skills, Perth, Thursday 11 September, 9 am - 5 pm
November
- AAAC (Australian Association of
Agricultural Consultants) - Consulting business skills, Adelaide,
Thursday 6 Nov, 9 am - 5 pm
- Successful Consulting, Brisbane,
Wednesday 19 & Thursday 20 Nov -
www.consultanttraining.com.au
December
- Consulting & Relationship Skills, Melbourne, Monday
8 & Tuesday 9 Dec -
www.consultanttraining.com.au
- Successful Consulting, Sydney, Thursday
11 & Friday 12 Dec -
www.consultanttraining.com.au
Recent engagements by Ian
include conducting needs analyses, course design and delivery for:
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IT consultants moving from a contracting mode of service delivery to
the higher value consulting model
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Project Managers to win more business through relationship marketing rather
than by competitive tender
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IT consultants
to improve their consulting service delivery to win more repeat business from
their existing client base
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Internal consultants in
a Shared Services unit to be more pro-active
and to take leadership in the company's quest for continuous
improvement
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Investment Consultants
to be more professional, systematic and consultative approach in
their service delivery
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Facilitation
of a one day planning, direction setting and problem solving event for a
special interest group
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Coachees in a number of
organisations including one who is moving the organisation to a consultative
model of business from the older transaction mode.
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Ian also contributed
as
a member of the Leadership Group of Brisbane Facilitators' which
he took initiatives to establish in September 2006.
Previous 2008 Public Engagements
- Successful Consulting, Sydney, 22 & 23
July
- AAAC (Australian Association of
Agricultural Consultants) - Consulting business skills, Echuca, Vic, 15
May
- CPA
Australia NSW, - Creating an Internal Consulting Practice for your Business in
the Centering on Excellence Conference, 20 May, Sydney
- AAAC (Australian Association of
Agricultural Consultants) - Consulting business skills, Orange NSW, 1
April
- AIM Brisbane - Special Interest Network: Consulting Contracting & Freelancing - be your own boss,
29 April
- NSW Young Lawyers - Running Effective
Meetings, 11 March, Law
Society of NSW, Sydney
- AIM Melbourne - Professional Development
Forum: Consulting Contracting & Freelancing - be your own boss, 20 February, St Kilda
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